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Climate Change

The city’s comprehensive plan contains a Conservation and Climate Action Element that addresses global and local climate change impacts. The goals of this element are:

1. Empower the community, leaders, and partners to address climate change; 
2. Reduce the city’s greenhouse gas emission; 
3. Prepare the city to adapt to the impacts; and 
4. Protect and conserve the natural resources that play a critical role in helping the city respond to climate change.

The plan presents several policies and actions to help achieve each of the goals established. 

Urban Heat Resilience

The city’s comprehensive plan contains a Conservation and Climate Action Element with policies to address the effects of urban heat islands. Policy CC-25 recommends the creation of clean air and cooling emergency shelters throughout Alameda and Policy CC-26 discusses expanding and maintaining the urban forest to reduce heat island effects.